The White House and Justice Department’s response to the crisis has been driven by no clear strategy other than asking the country to forget it and move on, multiple people close to the situation told The Post.

Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, one of the loudest voices calling for release of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal file, grapples with how much can be public.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his decision to release the House for August recess early, over the fallout of the Trump administration’s non-release of the files related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The contentious discussion comes as the handling of files related to the disgraced financier is under renewed scrutiny.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) says on Meet the Press that he questions why releasing the Epstein files would be “politically painful” for his party after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called for an early recess,

Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said the lack of transparency is reinforcing public perceptions that the rich and powerful live beyond the reach of the judicial system.

Reps. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) are readying a petition to force a floor vote on legislation that would give Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to release files related to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), has been digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial network. Now, he’s urging more lawmakers to follow the money. Emma Vigeland and Tim O’Brien weigh in on the impacts of releasing financial documents related to Epstein,

Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.